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AORAKI/MT COOK WHITE HORSE HILL CAMPGROUND MOUNT COOK VILLAGE BURNETT MOUNTAINS MOUNT COOK AIRPORT TASMAN POINT Tasman Valley Track FRED’S STREAM TASMAN RIVER JOLLIE RIVER SH80 Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd 800 TEKAPO TWIZEL 700 54km ALTERNATIVEGLENTANNER PARK CENTRE ROUTE: Lake Tekapo to Twizel 600 LANDSLIP CREEK ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 KM LAKE PUKAKI 0 10 20 30 40 50 MT JOHN OBSERVATORY LAKE TEKAPO BRAEMAR ROAD Tekapo Powerhouse Rd LAKE TEKAPO TEKAPO A POWER STATION SH8 3km TRAIL GUARDIAN Hayman Rd SALMON FARM TO SALMON SHOP Tekapo Canal Rd PATTERSONS PONDS 9km TEKAPO CANAL 15km Tekapo Canal Rd LAKE PUKAKI SALMON FARM 24km TEKAPO RIVER TEKAPO B POWER STATION Hayman Road LAKE TEKAPO 30km Lakeside Dr Te kapo-Twizel Rd Church of the 8 Good Shepherd Dog Monument MARY RANGES SH80 35km r s D TEKAPO RIVERe SH8 r r 44km C e i e Pi g n on n Roto Pl o i e a e P SALMON SHOP r r D o r A Scott Pond Aorangi Cres 8 PUKAKI CANAL SH8 F Rd airlie-Tekapo PUKAKI RIVER Allan St Glen Lyon Rd Glen Lyon Rd LAKE TEKAPO Andrew Don Dr Old Glen Lyon Rd Pukaki Flats Track Murray Pl TWIZEL PUKAKI FLATS Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 28/7/17 N 54km OHAU CANAL LAKE RUATANIWHA 0 1 2 3 4 5km KEY: Onroad Off-road trail SH8 Scale The alternative route begins in the at the Mt Cook Alpine Salmon shop 44km . You then cross the Tekapo township near the police highway and follow the trail across Pukaki Flats – an expansive Highlights: station. There is an off-road track just area of dry grasslands that are characteristic of the Mackenzie • Lake Tekapo up the road. Follow this track until you landscape. This takes you to the town of Twizel 54km . • Church of the Good Shepherd reach Aorangi Crescent. Following the Take care crossing the State Highway. • Tekapo Canal red arrows, turn left and continue along • Pattersons Ponds Aorangi Crescent until it turns into • Tekapo River Andrew Don Drive. Eventually Andrew • Lake Pukaki Don Drive becomes a gravel road. • Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Passing Tekapo A Power Station 3km Reserve continue along the Tekapo Canal Road • More Lake Pukaki to Twizel to the gate where vehicles are excluded highlights on SECTION 2 map 9km . Take care crossing SH8 15km then continue on past the Salmon farm and toilet 24km , before dropping Safety Notes: down to Lake Pukaki 30km . Turn There can sometimes be left onto Hayman Rd and ride 5km strong wind gusts along to the start of the off-road trail on your the Tekapo Canal Road. right 35km which follows the Lake Although vehicle access is Pukaki shoreline. With Aoraki/ Mt Cook restricted along most of the as a backdrop, the trail passes over the Tekapo Canal Road, there Pukaki dam, taking you to the car park may be service vehicles operating. The road may Trail Surfaces: be closed for operational and public safety purposes. Please check TRAIL STATUS page on website. Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before Gravel Road (19%) Sealed Road (46%) Smooth Shingle (35%) daily departure. $10 TRAIL SUPPORTER WRISTBAND – BUY YOURS AT TEKAPO SPRINGS INFO CENTRE 800 AORAKI / MT COOK BRAEMAR ROAD 700 SECTION 1: Aoraki/Mt Cook to Braemar Road 600 35km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Moderate • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail starts at the White Horse Hill Campground, AORAKI/MT COOK WHITE HORSE HILL CAMPGROUND which is 2km north of Mt Cook MOUNT COOK VILLAGE Village. From here, an off-road trail 2km takes you to Mount Cook Airport BURNETT MOUNTAINS 8km , where riders will need to MOUNT COOK AIRPORT make a short helicopter flight across the Tasman River to Tasman Point. 8km TASMAN POINT Travelling in a helicopter across a Tasman Valley glacially-fed braided river with New Zealand’s highest mountain in view is Track NEUMANN RANGE a must do. The helicopter can carry up to 6 passengers at a time (depending on weight limits). TASMAN RIVER JOLLIE RIVER BEN OHAU RANGE Heliworks: 0800 666 668 [Mt Cook Airport] SH80 Helicopter Line: 0800 650 651 Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd 18km [Glentanner Park Centre] From Tasman Point it’s 10.6km to the Jollie Car Park at the top of Hayman Rd 18km . This track is rough in GLENTANNER PARK CENTRE places and includes several creek LANDSLIP CREEK crossings. On a clear day this section of trail offers views of Aoraki/Mt Cook, 27km which at 3,754 metres towers above LAKE PUKAKI a range of snow washed peaks in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. From the car park, it’s 16.8km on gravel road to Braemar Rd. BRAEMAR ROAD Alternative Routes: 35km • Lake Tekapo Follow the Tekapo Canal Road to Lake Pukaki. Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N • Tekapo B Power Station Hayman Rd 0 1 2 3 4 5km Located near the bottom of Lake KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Pukaki, close to the start of the off- Scale road section of trail. • Jollie Carpark You can ride up to Tasman Point and back [21.2km return]. TEKAPO CANAL LAKE PUKAKI Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before daily departure. TEKAPO B POWER STATIONIf it has been raining, check with Hayman Road DOC office about the possibility of flooding. Safety Notes: Sometimes there are quarry/logging trucks on Hayman Road. Cyclists are advised to ride single file, and to keep left. MARY RANGESHighlights: SH8 • Aoraki/Mt Cook Trail Surfaces: LAKE PUKAKI VISITOR CENTRE • Tasman River • Lake Pukaki • Walking Tracks – Hooker Glacier Terminal Lake, Red Tarns, Governor’s Bush, Blue Lakes, Mueller Hut • DOC Visitor Centre • Glacier Landings Smooth Shingle (20%) Rough Shingle (32%) Dirt Track (less than 1%) Gravel Road (48%) • High Country Stations $10 TRAIL SUPPORTER WRISTBAND – BUY YOURS AT HELIWORKS, MT COOK MOUNT COOK STATION Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd 800 BRAEMAR ROAD TWIZ EL LANDSLIP CREEK 700 SECTION 2: Braemar Road to Twizel 600 42km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM The trail continues along a quiet BRAEMAR ROAD country road that follows the BLUE LAKE INVESTMENT (NZ) LTD eastern shore of Lake Pukaki, TRAIL GUARDIAN BRAEMAR RD TO TEKAPO B passing the Tekapo B power station 18km . Riders will enjoy outstanding vistas across Lake Hayman Rd Pukaki towards the Southern TRAIL GUARDIAN SALMON FARM TO SALMON SHOP Alps. A wide range of native plants grow along the lake edge including kowhai and flax, as well as exotic species such as larch and pines. LAKE PUKAKI 13km SALMON The off-road trail starts at the FARM bottom of Hayman Road 23km TEKAPO CANAL and follows the Lake Pukaki Rd 18km Canal TEKAPO B POWER STATION apo shoreline. With Aoraki/Mt Cook Tek Hayman Road as a backdrop, the trail passes over the Pukaki dam, taking you to the car park at the Mt Cook Alpine Salmon shop 31km . 23km MARY RANGESYou then cross the highway and SH80 SH8 follow the trail across Pukaki 31km Flats – an expansive area of dry SALMON SHOP grasslands that are characteristic of the Mackenzie landscape. This BEN OHAU RANGE PUKAKI CANAL SH8 takes you to the town of Twizel. Take care crossing the State PUKAKI RIVER Highway. LAKE OHAU LODGE Ben Ohau Rd Glen Lyon Rd Glen Lyon Rd Trail route and weather Manuka Tce Old Glen Lyon Rd Pukaki Flats Track conditions subject to change. 42km Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 28/7/17 N Lake Ohau TWIZEL PUKAKI FLATS Please check website before Glen Lyon Road daily departure. LAKE RUATANIWHA Rd OHAU CANAL OHAU RIVER 0 1 2 3 4 5km LAKE OHAU KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Picnic Area SH8 OHAU WEIR Scale Lake Ohau Rd Safety Notes: Sometimes there are quarry/logging trucks on Hayman Road. Highlights: Cyclists are advised to ride single file, and to keep left. Sections of Pukaki Flats are • Lake Pukaki subject to freezing in winter. Do not ride when ground is thawing, mud becomes sticky. • Tekapo B Power Station Trail Surfaces: • Pukaki Dam & Spillway • Links With Te Araroa Trail • Pukaki Flats • Mountain Bike Trails – Pukaki Kettle Holes, Dusky Trail, Twizel River Trail, Baikie Hut, Darts Bush Stream • Mountains – Benmore Range, Gravel Road (43%) Sealed Road (12%) Smooth Shingle (45%) Ben Ohau Range $10 TRAIL SUPPORTER WRISTBAND – BUY YOURS AT TWIZEL INFO CENTRE Braemar Rd Hayman Rd LAKE PUKAKI TEKAPO CANAL TEKAPO B POWER STATION Hayman Road 800 TWIZ EL LAKE O HAU SH80 700 SH8 SECTION 3: Twizel to Lake Ohau Lodge 600 38km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 PUKAKI CARPARK 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM BEN OHAU RANGE PUKAKI CANAL SH8 LOCH CAMERON 38km 6km Ben Ohau Rd Glen Lyon Rd LAKE OHAU LODGE PUKAKI RIVER SKIFIELD CREEK Glen Lyon Rd Manuka Tce LAKE OHAU Old Glen Lyon Rd PARSONS CREEK BEN OHAU Lake Ohau TWIZEL SAWYERS CREEK Max Smith Dr OH Glen Lyon Road AU RIVER Rd OHAU CANAL OH SH8 FREEHOLD CREEK 18km AU W LOOD RO LAKE RUATANIWHA Tambrae Track EIR F 20km UT LAKE LAKE OHAU VILLAGE E Kaki/Black Stilt Visitor Hide MIDDLETON 31km OHAU WEIR 4km 29km Lake Ohau Track Maori Swamp High Point 900m Lake Ohau Rd TRAIL GUARDIAN OHAU WEIR TO LAKE OHAU LODGE Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N Quailburn Rd KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Ohau Weir Flood Route 0 1 2 3 4 5km HISTORIC WOOLSHED Picnic Area Scale From Twizel, you follow Mackenzie Drive, then Nuns Veil Road which takes you to Glen Lyon Road.